A sugar alcohol is a kind of alcohol prepared from sugar. These organic compounds are a class of polyols, also called polyhydric alcohol, polyalcohol, or glycitol. They are white, water-soluble solids that occur naturally and are used widely in the food industry as thickeners and sweeteners. In commercial foodstuffs, sugar alcohols are commonly us...
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(from the article `monosaccharide`) Several derivatives of monosaccharides are important. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is derived from glucose. Important sugar alcohols (alditols), formed ... Either the aldehydo or the keto group of a sugar may be reduced (i.e., hydrogen added) to form an alcohol; compounds formed in this way are called .....
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The polyalcohol resulting from the reduction of the carbonyl group in a monosaccharide to a hydroxyl group. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the polyalcohol resulting from the reduction of the carbonyl group in a monosaccharide to a hydroxyl group, xylitol from xylose.
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